Conservation officer catches 2 men poaching trout

MLive.com reports a state Department of Natural Resources conservation officer seized 42 brown trout taken from Augusta Creek in Kalamazoo County on June 8 after seeing the men using a net. A tip brought the officer to the area.

The DNR says the legal limit on brown trout is five fish per person, 10 inches or longer, taken by a hook and line. A 30-year-old Battle Creek man and a 21-year-old Springfield man are due in court Friday and could face fines. Their names weren’t immediately released.

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